Commentaries

How to Stay Focused When You’re Working from Home

February 24, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elizabeth Grace Saunders for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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Who was Mary Parker Follett and why is she important?

February 23, 2018

Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) was an American social worker, business consultant, and author of numerous books on democracy, creative experience, and management. She wrote about the power of the collective that arises from shared power – power with as distinct…

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Agile with a capital “A”: A guide to the principles and pitfalls of agile development

February 22, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Hugo Sarrazin, Belkis Vasquez-McCall, and Simon London for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Encourage Your Team to Bring You Problems — Just Not Complaints

February 22, 2018

Here is another valuable Management Tip from Harvard Business Review.  To check out the wealth of other free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * “Bring me solutions, not problems.” Many well-meaning managers…

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The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions

February 21, 2018

  Have you been thinking about mistaken extrapolations, limited imagination, and other common mistakes that distract us from thinking more productively about the future? Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Rodney Brooks for MIT Technology Review in…

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The power of team diversity in the workplace

February 20, 2018

  Here is a brief, thoughtful commentary provided by BNY Mellon Wealth Management that focuses on three separate but related — and substantial — benefits of team diversity in the workplace. It is important to keep in mind that the…

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How to Get Through to a Bad Listener

February 19, 2018

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * It’s frustrating to work with someone who…

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Consider Fairness Before Granting a Flexible Work Schedule

February 18, 2018

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. . To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. *     *  …

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Hidden Figures, Part 2: The Film

February 14, 2018

With regard to the film based on Hidden Figures, these points provided by IMBDatabase are of special interest to me: o While John Glenn did specifically request that Katherine Johnson review all of the numbers for the Friendship 7 mission…

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Valentine’s Day: Did you already know?

February 14, 2018

In an article written for NPR, Arnie Seipel provides some information that was news to me. * * * Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy…

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